Canada on easy street says Robb of debt relief and tax cuts
Minister of Finance James A Robb declares Canada has paid off 53 million of public debt this year from current revenues and that 15 million in annual interest will fall away, with further reductions possible by 1933. He credits lower taxes, tariff cuts, and stronger business, aided by improved rail finances and grain prosperity, urging national cooperation.
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James A. Robb
Dominion
Canada
Treasury
Robb
Providence
Canadian National Railways
Dominion Treasury
C.N.R
Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Press of Canada
West
West Coast Pishers Pilchard Output Soars On Coast
West Coast Vancouver Island reports a 50 percent rise in pilchard reduction production this year, with 16 000 tons of meal and 3 500 000 gallons of oll. Over three years the number of plants grew to 22, while Hyde Park hosts around 150 sleepers nightly. Harvest labor progress is noted in Southern Alberta as CPR colonization boards cite farmer uptake and favorable deals for workers.
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West Coast
Vancouver Island
Alberta
CPR
Colonization Boards
Delicate Eye Transplant Restores Sight in NYC Man
Bert Ferguson of New York City, once blind, regained partial sight after surgeons grafted a cornea from Charles Greenblatt. Scans show he could distinguish objects ten feet away while doctors monitor nourishment of the grafted tissue.
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Bert Ferguson
New York City
Ferguson
Charles Greenblatt
Dr Williams Pink Pills Advertised For Pale Weak Girls
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for pale weak girls and promises restored health and vigor. It cites a Hamilton Ontario testimonial about a teen girl recovering after tonsil removal and illness, costing 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Vigorus
Winnifred Rutty
Barton Street West
Hamilton, Ont
Uy Health
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Tourists Boost Victoria Visitors and Vancouver Growth
Victoria Publicity reports 70 000 tourists visiting the capital this year from Canadian points and the U S west coast via the CPR and coastal steamship lines. Vancouver Island and Victoria attract travelers, while Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as highly effective in expelling worms with thorough action in the intestines. Greater Vancouver's population has risen to 344 160, up 46 percent in four years from 317 185 in 1927 and 255 000 in 1924.
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British Columbia
Victoria
United States
Vancouver Island
C.P.R
Greater Vancouver
Minard Liniment and Eclectric Oil Promoted in Canadian Sale
A fragmented advertising item touts Minard’s Liniment and Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil as the cheapest preparations. It notes their wide availability in Canada and coast to coast sales. Mention of a visitor and college students seeking quicker money is included among the stray phrases.
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Thomas
Caneada
Air Mail
British Market Wide Imports From Canada Rise Substantially
The Farmers' Sun notes Great Britain imported dressed poultry valued at £1,204,702 and eggs in shells worth £1,999,385 from January to August 1928. Canada supplied £11,978 in poults and £24,923 in eggs. Butter imports totaled £37,411,498 with Canada providing £13,659. The article highlights foreign supply, including the United States, supplying dead poultry worth £911,929 in the same period.
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Canada
Sun
Great Britain
United States of America
Could Not Sleep Heart Would Start Pumping and Pounding
Mrs. Fred P Averill of Calgary writes of sleepless nights caused by a racing heart. After two boxes of a remedy at 50c a box, she claims she became a different woman. The T Milburn Co Ltd Toronto supplies by mail or at druggists.
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Fred. P. Averill
Ave
Calgary
Alta
T. Milburn Co. Ltd
Toronto
Arctic Explorer Burwash to Winter in Canada East
Major Burwash of the Department of Interior begins a long Arctic winter base on Boothia peninsula after surveys from Aklavik and plans a tractor route study between Cockburn and Wager Bays. He will also sail north in May 1929 aboard Ptarmigan to examine Franklin Strait and Peel Sound navigation before joining the Canadian Arctic expedition.
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Inter Barwash
Arctic
Canada
Collec
Dominion
Iives Burwash
Territories
Yukon
Ottawa
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Explorer
Hudson Bay
Behring Sea
Alaska
Burwash
Ptarmigan
Franklin Strait
Peel Sound
Alberta Hatchery Plans For Provincial Expansion
L M Gaetz of Canadian Hatcheries Limited says the company intends to establish hatcheries at several points in Alberta to supply high quality baby chicks and poultry stock. The announcement follows a visit to Edmonton outlining long term provincial expansion and product potential.
Edmonton Land Office Sees Five Homesteads Taken In Week
In the Edmonton Land Office during the week of October 1st, five homesteads were taken out, a strong showing versus summer totals and higher than the same period in 1927 when sixteen homesteads and one soldier's grant were filed. The item includes unrelated notes on Minard's Liniment and a bride's marriage, with quoted lines about letters and employment.
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Edmonton
Cups or Millions of Cladices Tea After Bridge Game
After the bridge game the choice favors a cup or two of Millions of Cladices tea for its finer flavor and dustless quality. It highlights the tea’s pleasant aroma and suggests aluminum vessels as the best material to preserve taste and purity.
Royal York Hotel Toronto to get four manual organ
The Royal York Hotel in Toronto will house a premier instrument built by Cassavant Freres of St Hyacinthe Quebec. The four manual organ weighs 50 tons and will need four freight cars for transport.
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Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Canada
Cassavant Freres
St Hyacinthe
P.Q
Woman So Sick Could Not Work in Grainland Sask
A woman from Grainland Saskatchewan describes illness that prevented her from working and sewing on the machine. She mentions Lydia Pinkham's medicine and notes she is glad to have heard of it. She urges others to reply to letters she receives from several individuals in Grainland.
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Grainland
Lydia F. Pinkham
Grauland
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London
Public Park
Minard
Mrs. Green
Minard's Line
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Earth
Hollway
Edward Fernland
Gary, Ind
Edmonton Land Office
Druszist
Carter
Borden Conmited
Montreal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Appleford
Ghpleford Paper
Taruun
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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